News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic relations and education issues in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region
Publishing date: 8 February 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region from 5 to 7 February 2018 to assess inter-ethnic relations in the region. His visit to this western region of Ukraine was a follow-up to his trip to Kyiv in December 2017...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports integration through multilingual education in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Publishing date: 8 December 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) organized the first “Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration and Sustainable Development”, in co-operation with the ORLEU National Centre for Professional
OSCE High Commissioner urges Moldova to implement integration strategy and encourages dialogue in joint working group on Gagauzia
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier is visiting Moldova from 30 October to 3 November 2017 to continue the institution’s long-standing engagement with the country on issues related to ethnic diversity and identity...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities says he is actively engaged on education issues in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 October 2017
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier, on 9 October 2017, said he is actively engaged with the government of Ukraine on how best to accommodate the ethnic and linguistic diversity of society. The High Commissioner is paying particular attention to inter-ethnic
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier presents Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary to primary school children
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier presented the first ever children’s illustrated Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary (Mali rečnik/Fjalor i vogël) to pupils in two primary schools in Bujanovac and Preševo today. Over the next three days, the dictionary
Office of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches project to develop course on tolerance and diversity at Georgian higher education institutions
Publishing date: 17 May 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities held a kick-off meeting to launch a long-term project to support the implementation of Georgia’s State Strategy for Civic Equality and Integration in Tbilisi on 16 May 2017...
First Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia underlines value of mother tongues, State and official, and foreign languages as tools for integration
Publishing date: 10 May 2017
The first Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia that specifically focused on the mother tongues of the region, State and official languages, as well as foreign languages was held in Karaganda, Kazakhstan from 4 to 6 May 2017. Organized by Karaganda State University, in co-operation with the